A GEM SET DAGGER (PESH-KABZ) WITH ENAMELLED GOLD SCABBARD

A GEM SET DAGGER (PESH-KABZ) WITH ENAMELLED GOLD SCABBARD
DAGGER INDIA, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY; SHEATH PROBABLY HYDERABAD, SINDH, CIRCA 1800
The hilt enamelled and set with diamonds, watered steel blade, the scabbard with enamelled designs of animals and huntsmen on both sides, jeweled attachment with a large citrine topped by two enamelled parrots and a central diamond
Scabbard 14 ½ ins. (37 cm.) long
Blade 11 ½ ins. (29.2 cm.) long